Sustainability

Europe’s leading vending operator Selecta has made another Fairtrade swap to add to its portfolio of ethical products.

Michael Caines MBE has put his support behind the Peros appeal to help those affected by the recent tragic events in Peru.

To celebrate the fact that Kenco is now sourcing all the beans it uses in its Kenco freeze dried coffee range from Rainforest Alliance Certified farms, Kenco is giving customers a chance to win the ultimate coffee break!

A statement from Peter Goodey and James Roberts, joint Managing Directors of Peros:
“Our industry in particular needs to sit up and take notice of the recent, tragic events affecting up to forty thousand people in some of the major coffee-growing areas of Peru.

Fairtrade Fortnight is the annual nationwide campaign to promote awareness of Fairtrade and encourage people to buy products which carry the FAIRTRADE Mark in order to help producers in developing countries.

CO2Sense Yorkshire is offering funding to SME’s in Yorkshire and Humber that want to cut their greenhouse gas emissions by reducing waste, saving water or saving energy.

From January 2010, the entire range of Kenco’s freeze dried coffees will be sourced from beans grown on Rainforest Alliance Certified™ farms.

In December 2008 The Paper Cup Recovery and Recycling Group reported a successful paper cup recycling trial in which virtually all the fibre from standard Polyethylene (PE) coated paper cups was extracted and converted into high quality tissue fibre for use in products such as facial and toilet tissues.

An Accelerated Aerobic BioDigester is turning food-waste into income generation, with schools, staff canteens and motorway services among the first to invest in this clean, green solution that recycles waste at source, and significantly reduces a caterer’s carbon footprint.

Delegates have been doing their bit for others at the University of Leeds by drinking ‘One Water’, a non-profit bottled water that donates all of its profits to fund the installation of water pumps in South Africa.